Tag: UNRWA

Though tradition dictates that the honor be reserved for individuals who have been dead for at least three years, exceptions may be made.

There is widespread support for the bill within the Knesset.

"Although the talks with the Palestinian Authority were constructive about this, it did not lead to the desired result."

The agency’s commissioner-general, Pierre Krahenbuhl, resigned last week after allegations of mismanagement and abuses of authority emerged in a UN report.

Ambassador Danon called for the shuttering of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) after the body publicized the preliminary findings of its probe into broad corruption among its leadership.

Several countries suspended their aid to UNRWA following the publication of allegations against the corrupt organization.

“The growing list of charges related to the agency's conduct makes it clear that there is no other solution except to close it."

“I will welcome the Palestinian General Delegation back to Washington and I will reopen an American mission to the Palestinians in Jerusalem."

The Palestinian Authority is opposed to the project, saying it is part of a collaboration between Israel and Hamas to expand the split between the PA and the Strip.

Gaza's children are happily skipping off to school, and Israeli children are racing off to bomb shelters.

"The recent report of corruption . . . 'represents a new low for Unrwa (sic) and an indictment of the idea of an international agency dedicated to a single interest."

“Thanks to the Dutch for also calling attention to this. I encourage all UNRWA donor countries & the rest of the global community to ask for a transparent, thorough & speedy investigation to uncover the truth.”

Danon: "UNRWA has in recent years worked to redirect world funds to continue this corruption industry that has served its leadership."

UNRWA "supplies the ammunition to continue the conflict. By supporting the UNRWA, we keep the conflict alive. It’s a perverse logic.”

Hamas and UNRWA coordinate their activities. Hamas notifies UNRWA of its actions and tells them when to stay away so they can later claim innocence.

“UNRWA has failed to rehabilitate the Gaza Strip. It has succeeded only in inciting violence against the State of Israel. "

Greenblatt urged the Security Council to “stop pretending that UNRWA and UN resolutions will somehow solve the conflict."

The administration requested that U.S. assistance to Israel remain at $3.3 billion.

“. . .material purchased using U.S. tax dollars to counter the anti-Semitic and anti-Israel bias injected by the PA is being rejected and not utilized on the ground."

Experts and former Israeli politicians who contend that the U.N. agency is perpetuating the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by encouraging incitement are urging the Israeli government to revoke permits for schools in Jerusalem under UNRWA’s auspicious.

At stake are millions of dollars in cash, training, and equipment, and the regular coordination between the PA, IDF and US security forces.

Hamas suspected the four armed diplomats were Israeli spies. It went downhill from there.

"UNRWA transfers the 'registered refugee' status, automatically, through the generations, while refusing to take any actions that would end this status."

Numerous American church leaders have embraced the PA Arab narrative in the Holy Land, often to the detriment of the 8.9 million Jewish, Christian, and Muslim citizens of Israel.

"We're concerned that today's tweet reflects systemic radicalism within UNRWA that adversely reflects on the agency's integrity, independence and impartiality," UN Watch said.

According to emails sent out by Jared Kusner, UNRWA "perpetuates a status quo, is corrupt, inefficient and doesn’t help peace."

"It is time for the world to distinguish between those who stabilize the region and those who sow terror."

When asked if after the restoration of the Gaza Strip Hamas would take care of the needs of its citizens, Eiland replied: "No. Extremist regimes operate according to short-term interests."

“We are putting an end to the lie of the ‘Palestinian refugee problem’ and the attempts at creating a false sovereignty within a sovereignty,” says Mayor Nir Barkat.

The Times interview took place on the 25th anniversary of the Oslo accords.